Björk

Björk Gudmundsdóttir was born on November 21, 1965 in Reykjavik, Iceland. She found national fame at 11, fronted a punk band at 14, and played in many other Icelandic groups as a teen and young adult. Björk first met international acclaim in the late 1980s and early '90s as the quirky lead singer for punky art-pop band The Sugarcubes. She has since released six proper studio albums of new material, plus two film soundtracks. She has consistently shown innovation as a composer, lyricist, and manipulator of new sounds, particularly electronica. Because of her Icelandic accent and the yelping vocal gymnastics,... Read More